12th C English Names Found in Cartularium Monasterii S. Petri Gloucestriæ

by Sara L. Uckelman
known in the SCA as Aryanhwy merch Catmael

© 2013 Sara L. Uckelman; all rights reserved
last updated 01Aug13

The following names are taken from the Cartularium Monasterii S. Petri Gloucestriæ, the cartulary of the monastery of Saint Peter in Gloucester. I have extracted the names from 12th C records. The names are all Latinized, and often occur in an inflected case. I have converted all inflected forms to their standard nominative spellings, except where such standard form is uncertain. These names have been marked with the inflection case, e.g., accusative (a.), genitive (g.), ablative (b.), or dative (d.).

Feminine given names, by frequency

Latin nominativeNumberDates (Document)Variants
Avelina31100x35 (494), 1126 (501), 1135x39 (495)
Emelina21093x1123 (497), 1126 (501)
Mabilia21139x49 (439), 1149x83 (508)
Aelina11100x12 (454)
Margareta11192 (436)
Matilda11100x12 (454)
Sibilla11100 (487)

Masculine given names, by frequency

Latin nominativeNumberDates (Document)Variants
Robertus131093x1123 (497), 1100 (487), 1100x35 (494), 1135x39 (495), 1135x54 (496), 1139x49 (439), 1148x61 (509), 1149x83 (508), 1152x57 (510), 1156 (513), 1192 (436)
Willelmus151100x12 (454), 1126 (501), 1146 (516), 1148x63 (427), 1149x83 (444), 1154x75 (477), 1156 (513), 1162x70 (479), 1185x81 (503), 1185x91 (517), 1192 (436)
Nicholaus91149x61 (518), 1149x79 (442), 1149x83 (443, 444, 508, 514), 1156 (513), 1163x83 (440), 1185 (488)
Henricus61100x12 (454), 1100x19 (478), 1100x35 (494), 1139x48 (446), 1154x75 (477), 1154x89 (453)
Hamelinus51148x61 (509), 1149x83 (514) 1156 (13), 1158x60 (435), 1162x70 (479)
Johannes51146 (516), 1149x61 (518), 1149x83 (444), 1151x57 (510), 1196x98 (437)J.
Theobaldus51139x49 (445), 1148x61 (509), 11496x61 (518), 1151x57 (510), 1156 (513)Teobaldus
Thomas51162x70 (479), 1185 (488), 1186x1200 (498, 499), 1196x98 (437)Thoma
Gilbertus41139x48 (446), 1149x61 (518), 1163x83 (440), 1163x88 (441)Gilebertus
Hugo41100x12 (454), 1186x1200 (498, 499), 1192 (436)
Rogerus41100x12 (454), 1100x19 (478), 1135x39 (495)
Uthredus31139x48 (446), 1139x49 (439, 445)Wthredus
Mauricius31139x48 (446), 1139x49 (439, 444)
Ricardus31186x1200 (498, 499), 1192 (436)
Serlonus31100 (487), 1100x12 (454), 1148x61 (509)Serlo
Urbanus31146 (516), 1149x79 (442), 1149x83 (443)
Walterus31135x54 (496), 1149x83 (444), 1192 (436)
Baldwinus21185x91 (503, 516)
Galfridus21146 (516), 1192 (436)
Helyas21185x91 (503, 517)
Herbertus21100x12 (454), 1100x19 (478)Heribertus
Radulphus21163x83 (440), 1163x88 (441)
Stephanus21135x39 (495), 1135x54 (496)
Uganus21149x61 (518)
Abraham11146 (516)
Adam11185 (488)
Alueredus11158x60 (435)
Dilectus11139x48 (446)
Dunewaldus11149x61 (518)
Ernulfus11093x1123 (497)
Gerardus11100 (487)
Gundulfus11100 (487)
Herewaldus11148x61 (509)
Herveus11100 (487)
Hillarius11156 (513)
Hubertus11193x1205 (438)
Jacobus11149x61 (518)
Jocelinus11156 (513)
M.11146 (516)
Manaser11154x75 (477)
Morganus11072x1104 (506)
Nigellus11156 (513)
O.11149x83 (444)
Rodbertus11100 1126 (501)
Ruelen [g.]11149x61 (518)
Sampson11100 (487)
W.11149x83 (444)

Bynames, alphabetically

Many of the literal relational and occupational bynames are recorded in Latin; when they are inflected, I have again silently converted them to standard modern forms.

BynameNumberDatesNotes
Bangornensis11100 (487)
Bathoniensis21151x57 (510), 1156 (513)
Bigod11100x19 (478)
Biseth11154x75 (477)
capellanus11146 (516)
Cycestrensis11156 (513)desc. 'Chichesterian, from Chichester".
de Bendenges11185x91 (517)
de Bendengis11185x91 (503)
de Bercherola11146 (516)
de Bohun11192 (436)
de Budeforde11186x1200 (499)
de Evereus11100 (487)
de Gloucestria11100x12 (454)
de Haya11148x61 (509)
de Hesdine11093x1123 (497)
de Jureio11100x12 (454)
de Laceio11100x12 (454)
de Landr'11149x83 (444)
de Langforde11192 (436)
de Lettrintone11100 (487)
de Londonia31139x48 (446), 1139x49 (439, 444)
de Mech'11149x83 (444)
de Peke11192 (436)
de Pennune11149x83 (444)
de Saloppesburia11192 (436)
de Sancto Hyllario11149x83 (444)
decanus21185x91 (503, 517)
Elyensis11156 (513)
filius Hamonis11148x61 (509)pat. 'son of Hamo'.
filius Loemeri11149x83 (508)pat. 'son of Loemerus'.
filius Morgani11072x1104 (506)pat. 'son of Morganus'.
filius Roberti21148x63 (427), 1185 (488)pat. 'son of Robertus'.
filius Uvenad11192 (436)
filius Walteri41100x35 (494), 1126 (501), 1135x39 (495), 1135x54 (496)
Herefordensis11100 (487)
Marescallo11192 (436)
Norr'11139x49 (439)
Roffensis11100 (487)
sacerdos21146 (516)
Saresbiriensis11156 (513)

Source

Historia Et Cartularium Monasterii Sancti Petri Gloucestriae, Volume 2, edited by William H. Hart.